Carbonaceous aerosol at two rural locations in New York State: Characterization and behavior

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Sunder Raman, Ramya ^a,b   Hopke, Philip K ^a,b   Holsen, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; AUTOCORRELATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; AUTOCORRELATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ORGANIC CARBON; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50049134603     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009281     Document Type: Article

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